Bike Races in Downtown Grand Rapids Today are for Kids, Too

The Grand Rapids Griffins’ “Put A Lid On It!” bike helmet program is encouraging kids to participate in a great local bike race this weekend.
Today, Saturday, June 29, the Herman Miller Brickyard Criterium in downtown Grand Rapids will feature the 3 p.m. Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Kids’ Race, which will immediately precede the men’s pro race.

Grand Rapids Griffins

The bike race is free to enter and allows children the opportunity to ride on the same courses as the professionals. Helmets must be worn.

Registration begins at 1 p.m. near the intersection of Ionia and Weston, next to Van Andel Arena. For the sixth consecutive year, the first 150 kids who don’t own a helmet can receive and be properly fitted for a free one, courtesy of the Griffins’ “Put A Lid On It!” program and Safe Kids Greater Grand Rapids. The kids’ race will consist of three heats: Heat 1 (one .8-mile lap) for ages 6-9; Heat 2 (one lap) for ages 4-6; and Heat 3 (200 meters) for ages 4 and under.

Come one, come all, to downtown Grand Rapids today. The kids will have a ball.

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